Ody Enthusiasts,
Last night I took delivery of my 2002 Ody EX. Now I get to join the fray of happy Ody owners.
I intend to stick with the manual's recommendation to use only 5W-20 motor oil. The question is: Which brands are fellow Ody owners using?
I have been a long proponent of synthetics, especially Mobil 1. Of course, Mobil 1 does not sell a 5W-20, so that's out. I don't care much for Amsoil. In my area, I have seen 5W-20 sold by the following vendors:
1) Honda
2) Valvoline
3) Pennzoil
4) Exxon
5) Mobil (non-synthetic)
6) Motorcraft (Ford)
I'd like to stick with some main-stream vendor, but have no clue (and no data) to decide if any of the above brands are any better than the other. Given that, I'm tempted to just buy the Honda-branded motor oil. But then I remembered that generally, oil with the car-manufacturer's name is not made by the manufacturer, but some other vendor which can change frequently even though it comes in the same exact bottle. That makes me hesitant to just buy the Honda oil.
Does anyone out there have any opinions on the choice of brand for the 5W-20 SL grade of oil? Does anyone have any definitive data giving performance specifications on their 5W-20? Even the oil manufacturer's web sites are not very detailed with performance information...
Thanks for any advice/opinions...
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